Chapter 62 Bai Family Conspiracy
Before she got married, her father and brother investigated the situation.
"Yes, ma'am. I pretended to be a passing merchant and was generous. I soon found out that before the Prime Minister passed the imperial examination, he had an affair with Concubine Zheng from the Zhengjia Village next door."
Lu Wanning clenched the handle of the chair tightly with her fingers: "Before he passed the examination? Doesn't that mean before Bai Changhao was fifteen years old?"
Bai Changhao passed the imperial examination at the age of fifteen, became a juren at the age of sixteen, and went to Beijing to take the imperial examination at the age of eighteen and became a jinshi.
"Yes, the old lady was originally very satisfied with Concubine Zheng, but after the Prime Minister passed the imperial examination, she felt that Concubine Zheng was not worthy of her son and wanted to break off the engagement, but the Prime Minister was not happy."
"The Zheng family will not give up the prime minister easily. They come to the house every day to curry favor with him, saying that they don't need a dowry and want their daughter to marry into the Bai family, but the old lady still doesn't agree."
"I went to Zhengjia Village again, to the home of Aunt Zheng's brother, and gave him some money to stay for a night. I got him drunk, and he told me that his sister was the wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the capital. I gave him fifty taels of silver, saying that I wanted to use his sister's connections to do business. He was blinded by the money and told me the plans of the Zheng and Bai families."
He looked at his wife, feeling somewhat reluctant. His wife was simply too pitiful.
What needs to be said is:
"They said that the Bai family would never agree to Madam Zheng marrying in, and Madam Zheng was pregnant that year, so they discussed with the Bai family that when the prime minister passed the imperial examination, became an official, married an official's daughter, and became successful, they must take Madam Zheng as a concubine. The old lady agreed for the sake of the child."
"The next year, Aunt Zheng gave birth to a boy. The old lady loved him very much. However, in the winter of the year after the prime minister passed the imperial examination and before he went to Beijing, the child played around and drowned. The old lady even fell seriously ill because of this."
Bai Qinghuan felt that it was just as she expected, they were indeed the ones who planned it.
"In other words, the countermeasure they discussed is to let the prime minister marry a girl from an official family in the capital, and then bring Concubine Zheng into the mansion, relying on the Yue family to get promoted and stepping on the Yue family to get to the top? Let Concubine Zheng enjoy the good life earned?"
This is not a typical Phoenix Man.
He sucked his wife's blood dry and then kicked her away.
Liu Shun nodded, this was what he guessed.
“How shameless!”
Even though Lu Wanning had completely given up on Bai Changhao, she still couldn't believe that things would turn out like this.
"They actually plotted against me like this?"
Her thoughts went back to those days.
The spring breeze is soft and warm.
The peach blossoms are in full bloom. The bright red flowers are like the shy face of a girl, blooming on the branches, attracting bees to pick them.
In the peach blossom forest outside the city, at a poetry meeting after the spring imperial examination, although Bai Changhao was not the top scorer, his poems and essays were a sensation.
When she was young, she admired the stories of talented men and beautiful women. In addition, Bai Changhao was also handsome and well-mannered, so she fell in love with him at first sight.
A gentle breeze blew, and her handkerchief flew away with the wind. Bai Changhao, being a modest gentleman, handed it back with a blushing face.
From then on, she was fascinated by him.
Originally, he was to be sent out for military service, but she begged her father to let him enter the Hanlin Academy.
Every time he was promoted after that, it was she who took care of everything, and with the help of the An Ning Marquis' Mansion, he was able to achieve his current position.
Even so, he still brought Zheng Jiao in in the second year of his marriage to her.
The old lady's words that a wife should not be jealous put her under great pressure.
She pretended to be magnanimous and didn't care, thinking that it was her fault that her husband didn't like her.
Watching him and Zheng Jiao being so sweet together, she felt secretly sad.
If I think about doing more for him, he will be able to see his own existence.
She personally served the old lady every day, spent countless money on Bai Changhao, and helped him support concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters.
But now I tell her that this was all a scam from beginning to end.
She became a complete joke.
"Bai Changhao!"
She now wishes she could fight Bai Changhao to death.
Cui Yu and Nanny Liu beside them were also wiping their tears. The madam was so unlucky to be schemed against by Bai Changhao to such an extent.
Lu Wanning lay in Madam Liu's arms, crying and gasping for breath.
"Mammy~"
Aunt Liu cried with her, "Poor girl."
No matter how old the lady is, in her heart, she is still her girl.
Bai Qinghuan held her hand tightly and helped her calm down.
"Mom, you still have me and Mo Xuan."
Lu Wanning took a few deep breaths and said, "Yes, mother and you guys."
The child is her greatest comfort now.
"If you have any other news, tell me as well."
"I also asked Aunt Zheng's brother why he didn't go to the capital to live with his sister. He said his sister wouldn't let him. I guess Aunt Zheng was afraid that he would let the cat out of the bag after he came to the capital."
Bai Qinghuan would not let them off easy after knowing this.
"One day, I'll let them tell it all themselves."
"Also, Aunt Zheng has a cousin who liked Aunt Zheng back then, but he never remarried after his wife died a few years ago."
"Unmarried? That's... great."
"What does his cousin look like?"
"He's just a pretty face with a smooth tongue."
"I will write a letter later and you can send it to Qingzhou."
"Also keep an eye on the news from those two villages."
"Yes, before I came back, I found someone reliable to keep an eye on them."
"Well done, go back and rest first, there will be something tomorrow that requires you to go on a long journey."
Bai Qinghuan came up with a plan instantly. Not only did she want to ruin Bai Changhao's reputation, she also wanted Aunt Zheng's ugly face to be known to the world.
That cousin was the breaking point.
Right in Lu Wanning's room, he picked up a pen and wrote a letter imitating Aunt Zheng's handwriting.
Let Biyun hand it over to Liushun.
He told Lu Wanning about his plan: "Mom, don't think I'm cruel. They are the ones who are too shameless."
"Qing Huan did the right thing. A bitch like that should have gone to hell long ago."
Nanny Liu was still not satisfied, so she told Aunt Zheng how she had pretended to lend money at high interest rates to lure her into the trap.
Bai Qinghuan was pleasantly surprised: "Mammy, what you did is good. Let's work together to defeat them."
Although they had not communicated with each other before, they had the same goal of not wanting them to have a good life.
Doesn't he boast about being incorruptible?
Aren't you proud of your noble character?
Because it has a high reputation among officials and students from poor families.
If one day people find out that the noble Prime Minister actually allowed his concubine to lend money at high interest, his reputation will absolutely be ruined.
When that day comes, Bai Changhao will be pulled down from the altar.
Madam Liu hesitated to speak: "Even if they are defeated, Madam will become a widow."
It's not good for a widow to have a bad reputation if others tell them about it. The young master is still young and can't support the family. How will he live in the future?
"Mom, I want you to get a divorce, what do you think?"
"Of course, not now, but next year at the latest, so that you won't be bullied again."
"But..."
"Mom, don't worry about me and Mo Xuan. Only when you are well can we be well."
"With my uncle and the others here, there is no need to worry about Mo Xuan's future."
"Mo Xuan is such a good student, so there will be no problem for him to take the imperial examination."
Matron Liu and Cuiyu thought it made sense and began to persuade them that only by leaving this den of wolves could they have a good life.
"It's almost the end of the year, and the old lady will be back home soon. If you don't make up your mind, the old lady will continue to torture you."
Every time the old lady was mentioned, Madam Liu would grit her teeth in anger.
In a normal family, the mistress of the house is very busy, so she would not ask her husband to wash and dress, serve meals every day. She would just greet him and serve him tea at most, which is to show her filial piety.
But that old witch tortures the lady every day.
The lady complained to the prime minister, who just said that filial piety is the most important virtue and sent her away.
It’s hateful just thinking about it!
They couldn't accept the fact that their pampered girl had to serve an ignorant peasant woman all day long.
Lu Wanning used to be very respectful to the old lady, but whenever something happened, she would stand on Zheng Jiao's side.
If she had not been bedridden for the past two years, she would still be suffering at the hands of the old woman.
Despite this, verbal sarcasm occurred every day and the amount of silver demanded was increasing.
"That old witch, relying on her status as a mother-in-law, tortures me every day. She is the same kind of person as Bai Changhao. I will not let her have an easy life."
Bai Qinghuan also knew that the old lady, her grandmother in this body, could be described as an evil mother-in-law.
He likes Bai Qingyou and Bai Moyang very much, and always treats them coldly.
Every October she would go to Putuo Temple to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures for two months, and would return in the twelfth lunar month.
Suddenly I remembered what Liushun said just now:
"Liu Shun just said that Aunt Zheng's child died in the beginning of winter?"
Isn’t October the beginning of winter?
Lu Wanning also reacted:
"The old witch went to pray for her grandson!"
Spend her dowry money to pray for the bitch's son.
"Mammy, take your men and take out all the things I bought from the old witch's room and burn them."
"yes."
Matron Liu was so excited that she wanted to tear down the old witch's Heshou Hall.
"Mom, you should get some rest early. We will take revenge step by step. Now that we know about this, we won't fall prey to their schemes again."
"Qinghuan is right, Cuiyu, get ready. I will go back to Anning Marquis' Mansion tomorrow."
She had to make it clear to her brother that she could no longer support Bai Changhao in the officialdom in the future.
Step on him when you get the chance.
After Bai Qinghuan returned to Hehuan Courtyard, he took a bath and prepared to go to sleep.
She had been pretending to be asleep after lying down these days, just to see who had sneaked into her room.
But before she could open her eyes and see, she was pressed on a sleeping point.
Today, she deliberately wore cool pajamas with a wide open neckline, exposing herself outside the quilt.
With her sleeves half rolled up, her white arms hung by the bed, very suggestive.
Sure enough, when it was almost midnight, she heard the sound of the window opening.
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